Ignite 9 Closing Ceremony & Ignite 10 Inauguration Ceremony

The WiLAT Ignite 9 Closing Ceremony and Ignite 10 Inauguration Ceremony took place on 15th August 2024 at the IESL Auditorium. The event was attended by esteemed members of the CILT Council, WiLAT Executive Committee, CILT members, as well as mentors and mentees, drawing a record audience of over 150 participants. The keynote address was delivered by Prof. Chamindi Dilkushi Wettewe, Director of the Career Guidance Unit and Senior Professor in the Department of English Language Teaching at the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. The ceremony was graced by Chandima Hulangamuwa, CILT President, and Dr. Namali Sirisoma, Immediate Past President of CILT. This event marked a historic milestone in WiLAT Sri Lanka's history, with over 230 applications received from universities and industries from which 75 mentees were selected and paired with 16 mentors. The main sponsor of the event was SAGT, with John Keells Logistics (JKL) as the gift sponsor. Representaties from SAGT and Mr. Lasitha Manchanayaka - CEO of JKL attended the event.

The Following Mentees were awarded the Best Mentee prizes at the event;

▪ 1 st Place - Kavishka Imarshana Weerasinghe

▪ 2 nd Place - Kirushnananthy Vallipuram

▪ 3 rd Place - Suvini Rathnayaka

▪ 3 rd Place - Jayaji Anurudika